Southwest Hiring Info 2016
09-07-2016, 04:05 PM
#2451
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,027
On an unrelated topic, (and since I am rarely a glass half full kind of guy) Vacation at SW is a heck of a good deal.
I took two weeks of vacation, one in week two of a month, and the other in week four. Since every trip that touches vacation drops (with full or partial pay) I will be off from around the 9th of the month through the 10th of the following month. How much it pays is dependent upon whether I am able to hold the most lucrative lines with regard to trips dropped. There is a website to help sort vacation lines, but as with most things, seniority is the horsepower that makes stuff happen. I have very little horsepower.
I took two weeks of vacation, one in week two of a month, and the other in week four. Since every trip that touches vacation drops (with full or partial pay) I will be off from around the 9th of the month through the 10th of the following month. How much it pays is dependent upon whether I am able to hold the most lucrative lines with regard to trips dropped. There is a website to help sort vacation lines, but as with most things, seniority is the horsepower that makes stuff happen. I have very little horsepower.
As for the seniority aspect, the lines that typically work best for vacation pull are also the lines that are the worst to get if you have to actually fly them (weekend 4 days). Unless a couple of guys senior to you have the exact same week AND bid the same as you do, you're pretty likely to get a decent pull.
09-07-2016, 05:41 PM
#2453
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,715
Zap,
Having a junior vacation month is going to work in your favor. I had a week in July and bid on several weekend trips to get max vacation pull. I ended up getting like my 30th choice because all the weekend 4 day trips got bid by senior guys with vacation. I lucked into that week by hawking the trade boards.
Having a junior vacation month is going to work in your favor. I had a week in July and bid on several weekend trips to get max vacation pull. I ended up getting like my 30th choice because all the weekend 4 day trips got bid by senior guys with vacation. I lucked into that week by hawking the trade boards.
09-08-2016, 05:31 AM
#2454
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2009
Position: 737 CA
Posts: 27
2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years. New hires get a prorated vacation for 1st year based on hire date (less that a year employed, less that 2 weeks vacation...which is bumped together for 1 vacation period). Hope that helps.
09-08-2016, 05:53 AM
#2455
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Posts: 22
2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years. New hires get a prorated vacation for 1st year based on hire date (less that a year employed, less that 2 weeks vacation...which is bumped together for 1 vacation period). Hope that helps.
09-08-2016, 11:37 AM
#2456
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,923
I was hired in Dec. Since VAC is prorated I got 1 day this year. I got a blank line this month and bid a conflict and ended up getting paid 16.5 of my 19.5 3 day that they dropped.
19 off and 95 tfp this month using 1 day of vac.
19 off and 95 tfp this month using 1 day of vac.
09-08-2016, 05:03 PM
#2457
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,715
Yep. A partial week isn't a bad thing. I almost wish we could take our vacation in 3 or 4 day chunks vs 7.
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